Heads up Steam users

[#1]

Portal is free for download until the 24th May and once registered you keep it for ever.
Just downloading at a magnificent 69 bytes per second (not sure if that is Plusnet or Valve limiting it)
Update - it must have been Valve as it is now coming down at full speed

[#2]

Possibly something to do with http://store.steampowered.com/news/3808/ happening at the same time?

[#3]

That is the reason they gave on my popup

[#4]

Ohhh Mac

[#5]

Free download is also for PC users

[#6]

Ah its a great puzzle game this, I have it on the xbox 360, Mind Bending though.

[#7]

Portal 2 should be out very soon - which might be why Valve are giving Portal away now to ramp up interest in the sequel. If Portal 2 is anywhere near as good as Portal then I'll definitely be getting it.

[#8]

Watch the Zero Punctuation review (NSFW unless you have headphones, and even then it's still a bit iffy - take care).
He likes it.
He can't find anything bad to say about it.
If you know Zero Punctuation at all, you'll realise that's pretty much a unique situation.

[#9]

Portal is absolutely awesome.
Once you've finished the game itself, go and investigate both http://portalmaps.wecreatestuff.com/ and http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/10/portal-prelude/ - should extend your gameplay by several hours (and possibly short circuit your brain!)
B.

[#10]

Cheers for the heads up oldjim , just downloading it now.

[#11]

Quote from: adiewoo

Ohhh Mac

And maybe also for Linux users...... http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_steam_announcement&num=1

[#12]

It will be good if steam works on linux, i believe thats why a lot of gamers are stuck with windows at the moment.

[#13]

It's going to be interesting. I run Steam under Wine at the moment and a lot of games work surprisingly well. I can foresee a need to run Steam/Wine alongside native Steam to support those games that won't run natively.

[#14]

cant even get past registering. keeps telling me i am not human and to re enter the characters. filled the form out 10 times now and am not happy.
will try it in FF and see if i can be classed as a breathing living human

[#15]

We are a bit picky on Steam as to who is let in